Recent content by clayton

Guys. I have a question.... My pool was very clear, after a weekend of 12 kids swimming all day I thought I should shock the pool. I went to Leslies"s and got three bags of shock, they also gave me a bag of clean and clear and told me to add it when I shocked the pool as it would help keep...

just fixed my yellow, Copper stairs....... I hate to say it but $40.00 at the pool store will remove the yellow overnight. Mine was to much metal in the water.. Copper stain's. The store sold me a bottle of this copper stain remover ( powder) I poored it on the steps and within a few minutes...

Guy's, You where a lot of help with cleaning out the frog pond. Although there are a few frogs that just won't give up there house, the pool is clear and clean and we are swimming, After I get the few frogs out of the skimmer each morning...... Question... The bottom of the pool has...

Sand fitler now,,, Do I want to change to Salt....???? Here's a hole new question... I have heard Salt is less of a problem and the water is much nicer to swim in... My Filter ( Hayward pro series S244S says sand or salt filter.. Now it is sand... How do I go about changing to salt if I...

Congrat's on the house and fish pond.. I just went through what your about to deal with and honestly, it's not that bad.. I purchased a house last week and it had been empty for about 8 months with the pool cover half in and half out of the pool. It is in the country so it is surrounded by...

Duck Season starts in November... :lol:

Thanks, Ranger,,,,, we did live in Maumelle, AR. Now we are moving 8 miles west of Roland, AR on 17 acers with a inground frog pond that doubles as a pool.. Hopefully with the forum help I can turn that around.. :P

OK, took the water in and got it tested.. Here are the #'s... TDS 600 CYA 41 Tot Chlorine 4.4 Free Chlorine 4.4 PH 7.5 Tot ALk 154 Tot Hardness 225 Pool store said the # where perfect !! OK I did break down and buy Proteam Mustard & Black Magic 6 oz and added it. They said I have Mustard...

Thanks..... Yes I have back washed several times over the last few weeks just a few minutes each time. Now after adding the chlorine, the water has turned a brownish gold color and it appears the algy is dying and going into the skimmer. I am going to leave the pump running and get a TP test...

frogs, frogs and more frogs, live ones, dead ones half ones and parts of ones... Now I am waiting for the snakes to find out about the party so I can deal with them too!!!!!!!!! I guess I need a few bass in there to catch them for me....

Just purchased a house in Arkansas with a pool that hasn't been used in two years. The cover was partially in the pool and the water is green with leaves and frogs in it.. So far I have removed the cover, using the net got most of the leave I could find, added a box of shock that was in the...